46.96.240 – Venue.
RCW 46.96.240 Venue. Notwithstanding the provisions of a franchise agreement or other provision of law to the contrary, the venue for a cause of action, claim, lawsuit, administrative hearing or proceeding, arbitration, or mediation, whether arising under this chapter or otherwise, in which the parties or litigants are a manufacturer or distributor and one or […]
46.96.250 – Immunity of franchisees and assigns.
RCW 46.96.250 Immunity of franchisees and assigns. A manufacturer shall, upon demand, indemnify and hold harmless any existing or former franchisee and the franchisee’s successors and assigns from any and all damages sustained and attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incurred by the franchisee that result from or relate to any claim made or asserted […]
46.96.260 – Civil actions for violations.
RCW 46.96.260 Civil actions for violations. A new motor vehicle dealer who is injured in his or her business or property by a violation of this chapter, or any corporation or association that is primarily owned by or composed of new motor vehicle dealers and that primarily represents the interests of new motor vehicle dealers […]
46.96.270 – Release of dealer and customer data and information—Access to management computer systems—Immunity.
RCW 46.96.270 Release of dealer and customer data and information—Access to management computer systems—Immunity. (1) Notwithstanding the terms or conditions of any consent, authorization, release, novation, franchise, or other contract or agreement, whenever any manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, dealer management computer system vendor, or any third party acting on behalf of or through, […]
46.98.010 – Continuation of existing law.
RCW 46.98.010 Continuation of existing law. The provisions of this title insofar as they are substantially the same as statutory provisions repealed by this chapter, and relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments. [ 1961 c 12 § 46.98.010.]
46.96.180 – Exceptions.
RCW 46.96.180 Exceptions. RCW 46.96.140 through 46.96.170 do not apply: (1) To the sale or transfer of the ownership or assets of an existing new motor vehicle dealer where the transferee proposes to engage in business representing the same line make at the same location or within two miles of that location; (2) To the […]
46.96.185 – Unfair practices—Exemptions—Definitions.
RCW 46.96.185 Unfair practices—Exemptions—Definitions. (1) Notwithstanding the terms of a franchise agreement, a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or factory representative, or an agent, officer, parent company, wholly or partially owned subsidiary, affiliated entity, or other person controlled by or under common control with a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or factory representative, shall not: (a) Discriminate […]
46.96.190 – Prohibited practices by manufacturer.
RCW 46.96.190 Prohibited practices by manufacturer. A manufacturer shall not coerce, threaten, intimidate, or require a new motor vehicle dealer, as a condition to granting or renewing a franchise, to waive, limit, or disclaim a right that the dealer may have to protest the establishment or relocation of another motor vehicle dealer in the relevant […]
46.96.192 – Prohibited practices by manufacturer—Adverse action against dealer if vehicle exported or resold by customer.
RCW 46.96.192 Prohibited practices by manufacturer—Adverse action against dealer if vehicle exported or resold by customer. A manufacturer may not take or threaten to take any adverse action against a new motor vehicle dealer, including charge backs, reducing vehicle allocations, or terminating or threatening to terminate a franchise, because the dealer sold or leased a […]
46.96.194 – Prohibited practices by manufacturer—Dealer waiver of chapter—Exceptions.
RCW 46.96.194 Prohibited practices by manufacturer—Dealer waiver of chapter—Exceptions. A manufacturer or distributor shall not enter into an agreement or understanding with a new motor vehicle dealer that requires the dealer to waive any provisions of this chapter. However, a dealer may, by written contract and for valuable and reasonable separate consideration, waive, limit, or […]